Bill Text: PA SR34 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating February 14, 2011, as "National Socks for the Homeless Day" in Pennsylvania and encouraging all citizens to contribute to organizations that provide socks for the homeless.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-14 - Introduced and adopted [SR34 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR34-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 552
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 34 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY LEACH, FERLO, DINNIMAN, KITCHEN, RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, WOZNIAK, COSTA, WARD, HUGHES AND FONTANA, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating February 14, 2011, as "National Socks for the
Homeless Day" in Pennsylvania and encouraging all citizens to
contribute to organizations that provide socks for the
homeless.
WHEREAS, According to HUD in 2009 there were 643,076 homeless
individuals across America; and
WHEREAS, About 15,096 homeless individuals reside in
Pennsylvania, including approximately 5,798 in Philadelphia,
1,136 in Pittsburgh and 365 in Harrisburg; and
WHEREAS, A pair of socks is a basic need for a person to have
and a lack of socks can lead to frostbite and blisters as well
as ulcer formations and inevitable loss of limb and amputation;
and
WHEREAS, Clothing donations to the homeless rarely include
much-needed socks; and
WHEREAS, The need for clean, dry socks is imperative to
decrease the likelihood of fungal and bacterial infection that
can be harbored in a shoe liner and then can infect a person,
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leading to cellulitis and skin infection; and
WHEREAS, The need for socks is basic in that they protect the
feet from the internal structures of shoes as well as helping
insulate the feet from cold surfaces, especially for those who
deal with rheumatoid arthritis; and
WHEREAS, The simplicity of socks can make so much difference
for the homeless individual; and
WHEREAS, For children, new socks can mean not having
splinters and infected fungal nails after borrowing other kids'
shoes or using donated hand-me-downs without a barrier like a
sock to protect them from contagious agents; and
WHEREAS, Single mothers and children who have one pair of
socks, which can last only so long, are given back dignity when
they own new, nontattered socks; and
WHEREAS, The Joy of Sox was created to accept and manage
donations from all over the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Joy of Sox continues to raise awareness of the
plight of homeless individuals and the medical problems
associated with being homeless and sockless; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate February 14, 2011, as
"National Socks for the Homeless Day" in Pennsylvania and
encourage all citizens to contribute to The Joy of Sox and other
organizations that provide socks for the homeless.
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